FNUS74 KLCH 281130
FWSLCH

SPOT FORECAST FOR TOURBE...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
630 AM CDT TUE JUN 28 2011

IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.

.DISCUSSION...
HOT AND DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUT THERE COULD BE
A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ON WEDNESDAY.

.TODAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 92.
MIN HUMIDITY........58 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2300 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3700-5100 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    5600-7100 FT AGL IN THE LATE MORNING AND
                    AFTERNOON DECREASING TO 4300 FT AGL LATE IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 6 TO 12 MPH.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH LATE IN
                    THE MORNING.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

TIME (CDT)      7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM 6PM
SKY (%).........25  29  33  37  42  46  50  48  47  45  43  41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TEMP............82  84  86  88  89  90  91  91  91  91  90  89
RH..............77  72  67  61  59  57  56  55  56  56  59  61
20 FT WIND DIR..S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S
20 FT WIND SPD..3   3   3   3   3   5   5   6   7   8   9   10
20 FT WIND GUST.5   5   5   5   5           10  10  10  10  15
EYE LVL WND DIR.S   S   S   SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  SE  S   S
EYE LVL WND SPD.2   2   2   3   3   3   4   5   5   6   7   7
EYE LVL WND GST.5   5   5   5   5   5   5   10  10  10  10  15
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 2.3 3.7 5.1 5.8 6.4 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 5.6 4.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.7 1.1 1.6 1.8 2.0 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.7 1.3
TRANSP WIND DIR.S   S   SE  SE  SE  E   E   E   SE  SE  SE  S
TRANSP WIND SPD.8   7   7   6   6   6   6   7   8   9   10  12
TRANS SPD (M/S).4   3   3   3   3   3   3   3   4   4   4   5

.TONIGHT...

SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY (25-35 PERCENT).
MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 78.
MAX HUMIDITY........88 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
MIXING HEIGHT.......1200-3100 FT AGL DECREASING TO 500-900 FT AGL
                    LATE IN THE EVENING.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHWEST 7 TO 15 MPH DECREASING TO AROUND 5
                    MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH UNTIL EARLY MORNING
                    BECOMING LIGHT.
SMOKE DISPERSION....POOR.

.WEDNESDAY...

SKY/WEATHER.........MOSTLY SUNNY (35-45 PERCENT).
MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 91.
MIN HUMIDITY........56 PERCENT.
EYE LEVEL WINDS.....LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON.
MIXING HEIGHT.......900-2200 FT AGL INCREASING TO 3500-4900 FT AGL
                    EARLY IN THE MORNING...THEN INCREASING TO
                    6300-7800 FT AGL LATE IN THE MORNING INCREASING
                    TO 9300-9500 FT AGL EARLY IN THE AFTERNOON
                    DECREASING TO 7300 FT AGL DECREASING TO 5000 FT
                    AGL LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
MIXING WINDS........SOUTHEAST 2 TO 8 MPH SHIFTING TO THE SOUTH 12
                    TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON.
WIND (20 FT)........
 SLOPE/VALLEY.......LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTH 5 TO 10 MPH IN THE
                    AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED
                    NEAR THUNDERSTORMS.
SMOKE DISPERSION....VERY GOOD.

$$
FORECASTER...ERICKSON
REQUESTED BY...JON KING
TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE
.TAG 20110628.TOURB.01/LCH